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Rolls-Royce SMR and ABB Explore Reactor Tech Collaboration

Published

8 September 2026

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technology

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Clean Energy

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United Kingdom

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Read at theengineer.co.uk

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Fusion42 · 8 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Rolls-Royce SMR and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on automation, electrification, and control systems for Rolls-Royce’s planned fleet of small modular nuclear reactors, targeting deployment in the UK and internationally. This partnership supports the development and scaling of SMR projects designed to provide low-carbon electricity with each reactor producing 470MW over a 60-year lifespan.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy, and 2 sources have reported it.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You can tap into the emerging SMR market as Rolls-Royce and ABB standardise modular nuclear plants with automation tech. Your manufacturing or component supply business now has a clear route to insert into a long-term UK and global power infrastructure project.

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2 sources · 8 Sep 2026

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